Rankin Morven Cailles, a corporate chef for nearly a decade, has finally traveled in the opposite direction as a business owner and begun his adventure in serving genuine bliss in a box. This gave birth to BY: CHEF KIN, a passion project and creative outlet for the seasoned chef.
“I have loved to cook ever since I was young. It was the other thing that I like to do besides basketball. I already had my mind set that when I go to college, I will be pursuing culinary arts,” said Cailles, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in International Hospitality Management with a specialization in culinary arts from Enderun Colleges in 2011.
A former corporate chef of an airline catering company, the spread of the pandemic prompted him to put up his own business. “It was when the pandemic hit that my wife and I decided to put up a small business together. Hence, BY: CHEF KIN started,” he said.
He has always wanted to become a successful chef and entrepreneur and he treats BY: CHEF KIN as his outlet for creativity. At present, he hopes his business will showcase his skills and what he learned through the years. “The things I can’t do every day, I express it through my food business. It allows me to have limitless creativity and passion. Right now I have big dreams for BY: CHEF KIN and I’ll continue to offer unique and refined desserts to everyone.”
Cailles’ college experience prepared him to be a professional both at work and in life.
Enderun’s curriculum, he claims, includes the actual industry scenarios relevant to his current position. “Each of my mentors in college had an impact in my career and I wouldn’t think success would happen if it wasn’t for their guidance.”
Cailles’ advice is to never stop learning and to recognize that every day is a great opportunity to learn new things. “Don’t get complacent and ask as many questions as possible. I believe another person might know something that you don’t know so there’s no harm really in asking questions, as silly as it may seem, but it would benefit you in the long run.”
BY: CHEF KIN is a home-based food business that offers delicious baked goodies such as Mascarpone Cake Tiramisu, Limoncello Cake Tiramisu, Ube Cheese Pandesal, Ube Cream Cheese Pandesal, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Butternut Crinkles, Compost Cookies, Banana Split Cookies, and many more. For orders, please visit @bychefkin on Instagram or send an email to bychefkin@gmail.com.
